By Dave Wiens Is it time to awaken your bike from a long winter’s sleep? Dave takes us through the process of prepping your machine for spring trails – and fills us in on a lesser-known secret for Leadville success. No matter where you live and how much (if any) riding you’ve...

This father-daughter duo has been on their Leadville journey for seven years, reminding each other to hydrate, eat watermelon, keep pedaling – and to never forget how meaningful it is to cross that finish line. How many years have you raced Leadville together? Have you ever...

2009 Leadville Trail 100 Run champion Timmy Parr returns to the race for the third time this year. We talked with him about his recent move to Leadville, setting “extreme” goals and his love of the ultrarunning journey. What instigated your move to Leadville — was it a...

By Brooke Schohl, MS, RD Your training is picking up speed, you have your eye on your “A” race and you can’t wait to check off those lofty 2014 goals. Eating well the majority of the time (leaving room for occasional treats) lends itself to a seamless transition into training and...

By Dave Wiens Congratulations! By being chosen to start the Leadville Trail 100 MTB, you have just been awarded a journey. Well, two journeys, actually. The first is a long one and it begins now, today. It entails your training and preparation. You will spend the next five months...

By Rebecca Rusch You don’t need a lottery slot handed to you. You can earn your space in that corral and still race on August 9. Well, you are reading this message with disappointment because you were not selected for a 2014 Leadville Trail 100 MTB spot from the lottery. You...

By Timmy Parr, 2009 LT100 Run champion with a time of 17.27:23 and 2013 10K champ/course record holder with 35:23 “Snow.” I repeated the word slowly drawing it out, “Snooow.” My 11-month-old daughter Katrina pointed outside at the white falling crystals and giggled to my wife...

Not everyone can take on the Leadville Trail 100 Run, but Joel Anderson has every intention of doing so – especially after all he’s been through to get his shot at the race. After months of training for the 2013 event, his dream was cut short by a freak rock climbing accident...

By Rebecca Rusch The Silver Rush 50 MTB is half the distance of the Leadville Trail 100 MTB, but you’ll put in more effort per mile. Here’s what to expect – and to watch for – out on course. The Silver Rush is the perfect training race for those really wanting to do their very...

By Emily Booth For some runners and ultra-runners, it’s a challenge to consider doing anything but running, but there are physical and mental benefits to incorporating other activities this time of the year. In early January, I stepped off the plane in Minneapolis on the coldest...